Dear Juno,

I think your choice to carry your baby to term and give him up for adoption was a very selfless choice. I don’t think it was either right or wrong, i just think you care a lot and wanted to help someone else. I don’t blame you or anyone else that has been in your shoes for first considering an abortion. Everyone around you couldn’t tell what your thoughts were or how you felt, so that can’t judge you. With all the changes, stares, and pressure, it’s easy to understand why you almost went through with one. There are consequences to both choices and if it is just too hard to handle the burden, then you and every other woman have the right to choose. You were very brave going through with the pregnancy and have helped someone else with their dream of becoming a mother, something she couldn’t have done on her own. Because of your sacrifices, you have made someone’s life complete, which she will be eternally grateful for. I look up to your strength and loving choice.
No one likes getting an abortion, it’s hard physically and emotionally, so shaming women for their stance on abortion is wrong. Everyone has a right to believe what they want to. I understand why people are for pro-choice and why others are for pro-life. I am for women having the right to her own body. Being in this country means having rights such as this and no one should tell you that you can’t control your choice when becoming pregnant. I don’t like that many children won’t become children because of abortion because life is sacred, but I do believe that people have a right to choose and wouldn’t judge anyone for that. Many people who are pro-life think that a woman who gets an abortion is a selfish, heartless, murderer without knowing anything about her life or situation. That’s where I draw the line for their own belief because they are not respecting others. It is perfectly fine to be pro-choice while not trying to shame others or take their rights away. Rioting and causing destruction on the property of a helpful clinic is hypocritical and mean. You cannot preach love with hate. Sometimes abortion is the only option or a woman might be getting forced to get it aborted, so no one can judge anyone else without knowing all the facts. Even then, judging them and/or shaming them still should not be the choice made.
If I were to become pregnant now, I would probably get an abortion. I wouldn’t want to or like the choice, but i am not strong like Juno and wouldn’t be able to bear the changes and emotional and physical stress. I have always had a fear of being pregnant and do not handle big changes well, therefore I would seek to terminate the pregnancy as soon as possible. I wouldn’t want to be constantly stared at and judged, which sounds selfish, but I would not want to carry to term. I would love to help a family with their dream of being parents and make their life complete, which would make me consider having it and giving it up for adoption, but in the end my choice would probably not be that brave. If my mom were to find out, I would definitely make me carry to term, but if she never did, I would get abortion pills or get an abortion in secret with my best friend there for support. I wish I could be selfless and brave, but when it comes to pregnancy, I am fearful and ultimately a strong believer in pro-choice.